bird from school
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A shy bird of made of wires. Ever early; eats no worms.
Writing, language games, some Esperanto. Remember me from school?
Pronouns: surprise me.
Flyover country, Northern Hemisphere
wires by my friend Cindy Oliver (not me)
Writing, language games, some Esperanto. Remember me from school?
Pronouns: surprise me.
Flyover country, Northern Hemisphere
wires by my friend Cindy Oliver (not me)
I'm very sorry for your loss.
I'm okay--things are peaceful. Though I have been anxious & edgy & struggling with motivation.
By the way, when I am grieving, these are two brief poems by Issa that help me: thedewdrop.org/2021/03/24/i...
asian.washington.edu/news/2023/04...
I'm okay--things are peaceful. Though I have been anxious & edgy & struggling with motivation.
By the way, when I am grieving, these are two brief poems by Issa that help me: thedewdrop.org/2021/03/24/i...
asian.washington.edu/news/2023/04...
Issa - This Dewdrop World - The Dewdrop
Written shortly after the death of his daughter, Japanese poet Issa's haiku touches deeply on the heart of the human condition.
thedewdrop.org
May 1, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I'm very sorry for your loss.
I'm okay--things are peaceful. Though I have been anxious & edgy & struggling with motivation.
By the way, when I am grieving, these are two brief poems by Issa that help me: thedewdrop.org/2021/03/24/i...
asian.washington.edu/news/2023/04...
I'm okay--things are peaceful. Though I have been anxious & edgy & struggling with motivation.
By the way, when I am grieving, these are two brief poems by Issa that help me: thedewdrop.org/2021/03/24/i...
asian.washington.edu/news/2023/04...
Sounds frustrating. What's the nature of the slump?
May 1, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sounds frustrating. What's the nature of the slump?
You weren't exaggerating. It's like they're trying to neutralize every poem with concentrated anti-poetry. Vile.
April 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
You weren't exaggerating. It's like they're trying to neutralize every poem with concentrated anti-poetry. Vile.
Gratulon! Mi certas, ke vi havos multajn pliajn sukcesojn.
April 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Gratulon! Mi certas, ke vi havos multajn pliajn sukcesojn.
Thanks for sharing your poetry. Especially loved the multisyllabic rhymes in the sixth stanza.
March 20, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Thanks for sharing your poetry. Especially loved the multisyllabic rhymes in the sixth stanza.
Horrible. The bland, naked hostility of it.
March 18, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Horrible. The bland, naked hostility of it.
Kind of you to ask! Better than some but worse than others, I suppose. Haven't had the wherewithal to post much. How are you?
March 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Kind of you to ask! Better than some but worse than others, I suppose. Haven't had the wherewithal to post much. How are you?
My money's on "good."
February 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
My money's on "good."
Thanks. I'll remember that. :)
February 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Thanks. I'll remember that. :)
Thanks for the additional linguistic knowledge! Though I'm sure your interpretation is correct, it's neat the the poem picks up additional potential readings in the translation process.
February 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Thanks for the additional linguistic knowledge! Though I'm sure your interpretation is correct, it's neat the the poem picks up additional potential readings in the translation process.
I imagine your interpretation is correct! However, just for fun, I'll share my initial impression. I thought that in this poem, Mareez, demonstrating self-awareness, realizes that his suffering is self-inflicted. Everyone he meets is wiser than him, because they haven't chosen to be miserable.
February 5, 2025 at 5:24 AM
I imagine your interpretation is correct! However, just for fun, I'll share my initial impression. I thought that in this poem, Mareez, demonstrating self-awareness, realizes that his suffering is self-inflicted. Everyone he meets is wiser than him, because they haven't chosen to be miserable.
A bit! The tone can get more prosaic or more lyric/mythic depending on the POV character.
February 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
A bit! The tone can get more prosaic or more lyric/mythic depending on the POV character.
& you? Something dragon-y?
February 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
& you? Something dragon-y?
Novel! Been working on it for ages. Melancholy, surrealistic children's narrative for adults; convenience stores & orphan girls gone missing; a poem in some of its moods. A goodly number of birds.
February 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Novel! Been working on it for ages. Melancholy, surrealistic children's narrative for adults; convenience stores & orphan girls gone missing; a poem in some of its moods. A goodly number of birds.
I feel Mareez would have a lot of advice for Maggie Cheung & Tony Leung's characters in that movie.
February 4, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I feel Mareez would have a lot of advice for Maggie Cheung & Tony Leung's characters in that movie.
(In the Mood for Love / 花樣年華 is one of my favorites.)
February 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
(In the Mood for Love / 花樣年華 is one of my favorites.)
That's the goal for today & tomorrow & the day after.
February 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
That's the goal for today & tomorrow & the day after.
Lovely.
Looked up the title--seems like it shares a name with this Zhou Xuan pop song from the 40s? www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h95...
That song also gave Wong Kar-wai's gorgeous, achy film "In the Mood For Love" its original name, meaning "the flowery years."
Were you inspired by one of those?
Looked up the title--seems like it shares a name with this Zhou Xuan pop song from the 40s? www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h95...
That song also gave Wong Kar-wai's gorgeous, achy film "In the Mood For Love" its original name, meaning "the flowery years."
Were you inspired by one of those?
Age of Bloom (Hua Yang De Nianhua)
YouTube video by Zhou Xuan - Topic
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Lovely.
Looked up the title--seems like it shares a name with this Zhou Xuan pop song from the 40s? www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h95...
That song also gave Wong Kar-wai's gorgeous, achy film "In the Mood For Love" its original name, meaning "the flowery years."
Were you inspired by one of those?
Looked up the title--seems like it shares a name with this Zhou Xuan pop song from the 40s? www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h95...
That song also gave Wong Kar-wai's gorgeous, achy film "In the Mood For Love" its original name, meaning "the flowery years."
Were you inspired by one of those?
February is better so far!
February 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
February is better so far!
That's so sweet of you!
February 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
That's so sweet of you!
I knew it would be a hit!!
February 2, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I knew it would be a hit!!
You gave me no choice but to read the whole book. Good decision.
archive.org/details/stra...
archive.org/details/stra...
February 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
You gave me no choice but to read the whole book. Good decision.
archive.org/details/stra...
archive.org/details/stra...